A United States ban of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Canadian products took effect on Tuesday, escalating a trade war<\/a> between the longtime allies and pinching imports from one of the top U.S. trade partners.<\/p>\n The ban applies to an array of products spanning from alcohol to motorcycles to dairy goods, White House<\/a> documents<\/a> show.<\/p>\n In all, the affected products account for $967 million worth of annual imports from Canada, Jacob Jensen, director of trade policy at the right-leaning American Action Forum, said in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nearly $9 of every $10 worth of impacted products belongs to the category of alcoholic beverages, making them the primary target of the ban, Jensen said. The move comes after some Canadian provinces pulled U.S.-made alcohol off of liquor store shelves, crimping sales for American producers.<\/p>\n The list of banned alcoholic products includes beer, wine, whiskey, vodka, rum and brandy.<\/p>\n The policy also bars some mopeds and motorcycles, as well as some food items featuring whey, a popular protein-rich additive derived from dairy. Molasses and non-alcoholic beer also stand among the banned imports.<\/p>\n What to know about the U.S. ban of Canadian products<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n American Action Forum, Office of the United States Trade Representative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Still, the U.S. ban applies to a small fraction of U.S. imports from Canada. The U.S. imported roughly $381 billion worth of goods in 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative<\/a> found, meaning the ban covers 0.2% of Canadian products shipped to the U.S.<\/p>\n The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition — a trade group representing farmers, retailers and other members of the U.S. alcohol supply chain — issued a statement on Tuesday criticizing the ban.<\/p>\n “We appreciate the Trump administration\u2019s commitment to encouraging Canada to reopen its market to American spirits and wine products,” the organization told ABC News.<\/p>\n “However, as this ban on Canadian spirits and wines takes effect today, America\u2019s restaurants, bars, retailers and consumers are being pulled further into a trade dispute that has already taken a significant toll on U.S. wine and spirits producers,” the group added.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Evelyn Hockstein\/Pool via AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A tit-for-tat trade war erupted in August after official negotiations collapsed and a fresh round of U.S. levies took hold. Within days, Canadian officials unveiled what they described as a set of matching tariffs.<\/p>\n![\"America\"](\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/67969df6-17f9-4316-87f6-a44db597178c\/Canadian_Bans_v01_KA_1790705932689_hpEmbed_4x5.jpg?w=375 "\\"America\\"")
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